I know the lack of pictures is making it difficult... I'm going to spend some time on Monday and try to get some.

Thing is, the fact that while in the freshwater bath and something came out of the fish's eye, wouldn't that tell us that it is flukes?

I don't want to give up on this fish yet... It's there to greet me kinda like my puffer and eats out of my hand. Other than the eye the fish seems completely healthy.

I don't think the fish was coughing up flukes but maybe actually puking up flakes that I had fed now that I thought about it. Either way, something came out of the fish's eye and the fish eventually shook it off, that I'm sure of.

The other thing is that the fish store is about an hour from my place. I'm actulaly driving through there next week though so I could bring it back...

Fish is flashing a lot more now. Seems to be scratching the gills on both sides. Would you treat the tank with prazipro or something, or maybe another fresh water bath? I'd rather not do the fresh water thing again if I don't have too.

Update on the situation... Fish has completely stopped flashing and its fins are coming back in nicely... but I just noticed a big white spot (too big to be ich i think) on its tail... almost looks like a zit

I treated with prazipro 3 times a week apart... doing about a 60-75% water change each time.

Nitrates have been 5 or under through the whole prazipro treatment.

I'm once again trying to get a good picture but the fish still gets really skittish when I have the camera pointed.